Animal Services

Durham County Animal Services officers are available to respond to calls from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. Outside of those hours, a deputy sheriff or on-call animal services officer will respond to animal-related emergencies.

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The Durham County Animal Services office is located at 3005 Glenn Road and is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office should be contacted for information purposes only at 919-560-0630. For emergency situations requiring the response of an animal services officer, please call the Sheriff’s Emergency Communications Center at 919-560-0900.
The following types of calls are considered “routine” and will be answered during normal operating hours:

Stray or at-large domestic dog: Animal services will respond to and investigate reports of stray or at-large domestic dogs. “Stray” or “at-large” is defined as any animal that is off the property of its owner and is not under restraint.

Dangerous dog: Animal services will respond to reports of dangerous dogs where a person or animal is believed to have been attacked.

Animal bite: Animal services will respond to reports of bites committed by dogs, cats or ferrets.